URI Rx Alumni Newsletter Spring 2009

Spring 2009

Inside this issue

Dean’s Message 2

24th Annual Seminar by the Sea

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Mario Family Founda-tion Makes $500,000 Gift to URI

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First Ever Senior Prom: South Bay Manor and URI College of Phar-macy

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URI pharmacy professor has patent pending for pain-free method of monitoring drug levels in transplant patients

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Gift Recognition

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The Script: Student Newsletter

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Alumni Newsletter

T h i r d W or l d M ed i c i n e : R o o s t ers ,

P l a n ta i n s a n d P h a r m a c y : Del i v er i n g

He a lt h c a r e i n Hon d ur a s

Ted Doyle Shoulder to Shoulder Winter Medical Brigade February 13-22, 2009 Guachipilincito, Intibucá Honduras

Not many sixth-year students

can say that they have already run a pharmacy. Then again, they probably haven’t worked in one without screened windows, run-ning water or electricity. This was a temporary pharmacy, borrowing space from a small building usu-ally used as a school classroom or for small community gatherings. The building was made of a type of clay covered in a mixed terra-cotta-tin roof. Cattle migrated by and grazed just beyond the barbed-wire fence enclosing the struc-ture. Within one day of arrival, we established our mission and un-packed supplies. We carried in tables and put up sheets to section off examination rooms. The boxes with our medicines were unpacked

and the tablets were counted and portioned into small Ziploc bags. This pharmacy carried vitamins, antibiotics, corticosteroid creams, antacids, ranitidine, eye drops, antifungal preparations, salbuta-mol, diphenhydramine, anti-inflammatory pain relievers, and agents for treating parasites. The medicines we intended to offer were not sufficient to attenuate the symptoms and progression of chronic diseases. My initial frustra-tions of working with a limited for-mulary melted in the 89-degree heat and I made do with what we had. I resorted to pouring liquid acetaminophen into an empty bottle of children’s vitamins.

The dichotomy between the breathtaking mountain scenery and the strife of the people who lived there was palpable. It was clear that we were there to relieve the burdens of poverty. Monday morning came and we opened the clinic. Our residents and physi-cians sat at nearby tables and

talked with patients in a way re-sembling a clinic visit. Everyone came to the pharmacy. The medi-cal students and residents inquired about drug dosing and the place of medicine as the sole option avail-able for therapy. The practice skills I gathered in Dr. MacDonnell’s class came into play as counseling was provided to every patient. We offered high standards of care and pharmacist-patient interaction was never more apparent. I spoke with a young woman on how to admin-ister her baby’s vitamin drops. She giggled at the slightly less than perfect Spanish I spoke with a Castilian lisp. Although supplies were limited and patients were numerous, they waited, they were kind, and very grateful.

The roosters began their calls by 4 in the morning. We were all awake two hours later, still tired from the day before. I gathered water from the pila, an outdoor,

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The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Alumni Newsletter

Message fr om the Dean

Another academic year ends as does an era at URI.

Dr. Carothers, or Bob as many of us in the community are fortu-nate to know him as, has re-shaped URI in a remarkable way. If you have not seen the 50+ buildings he either presided over building or renovating, you have a thrill in store when you make a highly suggested return to visit Kingston. This beautiful place located in what Forbes Magazine rates as one of the top 12 best counties to raise a family in the US is really some-thing to behold. Our 10th presi-dent has been one of the long-est serving University Presidents in the nation, and he has done more to change the face, future and fortunes of our community than any president. Bob created a university with a conscience, one where students and faculty take on the problems of society and work to change their world for the better.

Our college has also been trans-formed under Bob’s leadership. President Carothers established the URI Centennial Scholarship awards to raise the profile of students by supplying financial aid based on merit. The enter-ing scholastic achievement of our freshmen has been signifi-cantly improved through this investment in quality. The Col-lege of Pharmacy enjoyed a huge percentage of that invest-

ment, much larger than any other college on campus, be-cause our students were already among the best and brightest admitted to URI. Over the years of centennial awards, hundreds

of pharmacy students enjoyed this support. This factor alone drove the profile of our incoming applicants to new heights of University academic leadership. The College alumni and faculty owe a great deal of thanks to President Carothers for his sup-port of our college’s nationally recognized leadership position.

The class we graduate this year heads off into a world with eco-nomic challenges never hereto-fore encountered. A new Wash-ington administration is working to alter the course of an econ-omy in trouble. Healthcare re-

form is underway and will likely re-shape the very work environ-ment we have trained these students to enter. We are not worried, however. At the College of Pharmacy, we know we have prepared leaders, compassion-ate care givers and innovative continuous learners. Our alumni population of over 50 years in pharmacy all demonstrate these qualities, and the latest entries into our profession’s ranks will continue our strong tradition.

Finally, we are excited about our future here in Kingston. Over the summer we expect to break ground on our new 147,000 square foot LEED certified build-ing as the second corner of the new North District health and life science quadrangle. Brian Mac-Donald, one of our PharmD. 2009 graduates told the crowd at Face of Pharmacy in the state house this year, “that our URI College of Pharmacy is the torch bearer of excellence in phar-macy in the North East. This new building will stand as a tes-tament to that leadership posi-tion for decades to come.” Thank you Brian, it could not be said any better. We appreciate the kind and generous assis-tance of our alumni who con-tinue to give to make that full facility a state of the art reality. Thank you for your support. Best of luck to all for a great summer. Ronald Jordan, Interim Dean

Upcoming Events

“Last Chance” June Minicourse Series ‘09 Three Wednesday evenings in June: June 3, 10, and 17, 2009 Radisson Airport Hotel Warwick, RI

16th Annual Louis A. Luzzi Seminar on the Links Monday, September 14, 2009 Quidnessett Country Club North Kingstown, RI

52nd Annual Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Pharmacy Clinic Thursday, November 5, 2009 Radisson Airport Hotel Warwick, RI

A n O p p o r t u n i t y f o r D o n o r s

The College of Pharmacy Future Fund has received a limited amount of matching funds designed to encourage individual donors to make commitments to the building. Both new and existing pledges are eligible for this dollar-for-dollar match. New pledges that deliver a $10,000 minimum before December 31, 2011 qualify as do restated or existing pledges at or above previous pledge levels that are above this minimum and within this timeframe. Cash applied to such pledges are matched in the order received while these funds last. Time is of the essence in receiving these donations; matching funds are limited.

If interested in making a new commitment or restating an existing one to qualify for this opportunity, please contact Rich Popovic at 401-874-9017 or [email protected]

Spring 2009

24th

Annual Seminar by the Sea , M ar ch 18 , 1 9 & 20 , 2 009

The newly renovated Hyatt Re-gency Hotel in Newport, RI was the spectacular setting for the 24th Annual Seminar by the Sea, offered by the College of Phar-macy’s Office of Continuing Education. The theme for this yearly favorite was Caring for the Patient: Responding to New Challenges.

With record attendance for the pre-conference workshops, three distinct programs were offered on Wednesday. Dr. Navindra Seeram, URI Profes-sor of Pharmacognosy, offered the popular, Impact of Herbs and Nutraceuticals and ad-dressed specific questions raised in advance by the atten-dees. Other workshops allowed certified pharmacists to obtain their annual immunization re-

newal credit and gave URI pre-ceptors the opportunity to share best practices for technology and beyond.

The plenary sessions on Thurs-day and Friday included a some-times humorous look at the very serious issue of compassion fatigue which is faced by many health-care providers today. Other timely topics discussed were pharmaceutical waste management with a special RI regulatory guest speaker, elec-tronic health records and new labeling regulations.

Keynote Speaker; Michael H. Samuelson, MA President & CEO, The Health & Wellness Institute, LLC, Providence, RI

25th Annual Seminar by the Sea Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, March 24, 25 & 26, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel.

A w a r d C e r e m o n y

During the opening ceremony of the Seminar by the Sea, awards were presented for outstanding contributions to the college and the profession.

John Grossomanides, PharmD, R.Ph., (center) received the Dr. Norman A. Campbell Award for Ethics & Excel-lence in Healthcare from Interim Dean Ronald Jordan (left) and Dr. Norman A. Campbell (right).

Erica Estus, PharmD, Assistant Clini-cal Professor, (left) received the "Outstanding Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year Award for 2008" from Kathleen Fisher, R.Ph., MBA, Director, Office of Experiential Learning.

Linda (Campbell) Carver, R.Ph. re-ceived the "Outstanding Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Pre-ceptor of the Year Award for 2008" from Brett Feret, PharmD, Coordina-tor, Office of Experiential Learning.


Welcome BACK

David W orthen

As Spring blooms on the Kingston campus I find an ideal opportunity to retrace the paths around the URI campus that I often walked as an undergraduate, as I explore a new path as a visit-ing faculty member. From URI, through professional and research positions, to industry and academia, both domestic and overseas, this path has led me back to URI, and to many exciting new opportunities.

I am honored to work with a distinguished faculty and staff, and with dedicated, talented students, as I help to develop new projects in drug formulation and delivery, bio-separation and bioprocess-ing, and in animal and veteri-nary pharmacy. It is also a privilege to teach in several areas, including cGMP regu-lations and pharmaceutical technology, and to develop collaborative partnerships with industry and other aca-demic disciplines and institu-tions.

I am not sure where this path will lead, but it is great to stop back home along the way. David Worthen, Ph.D., J.D. Visiting Professor

The University of Rhode Island

College of Pharmacy

Kingston, RI 02881 401-874-2761

uri.edu/pharmacy

Mr. Ronald Jordan Interim Dean

Dr. Joan Lausier Associate Dean,

Academic and Student Affairs 401-874-5888

Dr. E. Paul Larrat Associate Dean, Research and

Graduate Education

Dr. Stephen Kogut Chair, Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Clinton Chichester Chair, Biomedical and

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Alumni Newsletter:

Editors: John Grossomanides, Rita Marcoux,

Richard Popovic Michael Simeone, and

Dawne Strickland.

Layout: Ian Lester

Please visit us on our web site at:

uri.edu/pharmacy/alumni

Email us at: [email protected]

Send us a fax at: 401-874-4424

ur i . ed u / p h a r m a c y / n e w s

Visit uri.edu/pharmacy/news for the stories behind the follow-ing headlines and many more news articles about the college.

URI receives $18 million grant to strengthen biomedical research capacity in Rhode Island

May 20, 2009 – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded a five-year, $18 million grant by a branch of the Na-tional Institutes of Health to strengthen biomedical research capacity in Rhode Island. One of the largest grants in the Uni-versity’s history, the grant is the third in a series of multi-million dollar awards the agency has given URI for this pur-pose since 2001, for a total of $42 million….

Public health announcements earn URI phar-macy students national acclaim

May 6, 2009 – Two teams of University of Rhode Island phar-macy students finished among the top 15 colleges in a na-tional video public service announcement contest sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health....

M ario Fa mily Foundation M akes

$500 , 000 G ift to URI

Multi-year pledge will support construction of new College of Pharmacy building and specifically fund the 3-D Visualization Auditorium.

The president of the Mario Family Foundation, Dr. Ernest Mario, received his master’s degree and doctorate from URI’s College of Pharmacy in 1964 and 1966, respectively. He re-ceived his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University.

This most recent gift from the Mario family will support the College of Pharmacy’s planned construction of a $75 million, state-of-the-art facility to become home to the University’s fast-growing and highly regarded pharmacy program. .

Interim Dean Ron Jordan said, “The Mario Family Founda-tion’s contributions to the URI College of Pharmacy have been critically important to our program, faculty and students. The Endowed Mario Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutics, coupled with this present gift to support our 3D visualization auditorium, will help continue our preeminent work in educat-ing Pharmaceutical Doctorate candidates and graduate stu-dents as well as in the area of drug discovery research. We are very grateful for the leadership and generosity Dr. Mario has provided and are extremely proud of having our programs associated with his name.”

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Spring 2009

New Pharmacy Student Organization on Campus

America’s Senior Care Pharmacists (ASCP) There has not been a new pharmacy organization started on the URI campus in many years, but on March 3, the new stu-dent ASCP chapter held its first meeting.

Attendance was fantastic- over 40 students attended who were interested in advancing the group’s mission. Students from every class were represented- even freshmen and sophomores. Many more students have expressed interest in joining the group’s listserve and Facebook group so member-ship keeps growing. According to the ASCP website, only 18 other student chapters currently exist nationwide making URI College of Pharmacy the newest addition to this list.

Based on the reality of how the U.S. Population is aging so rapidly, particularly as the baby boomers begin to reach age 65….providing students with opportunities to work with older adults is critical to the future of pharmacy.

F irst Ever Senior Prom :

South Bay Manor and URI

College of Pharmacy

And since it’s that time of year, residents of South Bay Manor and students from URI College of Pharmacy worked together to create a memorable experience at their first Senior Prom on April 23. The event’s theme was “April in Paris….A For-mal Affair” and the prom committee worked to bring a little bit of Paris right here to South County. The agenda included live entertainment, crowning of South Bay Manor’s very own King and Queen, and socializing, fol-lowed by a formal dinner.

Formal attire was suggested, and this was the challenge since many of the ladies do not have formal gowns. Stu-dents on the prom committee launched a dress donation drive calling on friends and families to raid their closets and attics. Dresses were col-lected throughout the month of March, and many beautiful sample gowns were donated by the Bridal Garden in East Greenwich. A dress fitting event took place in early April

for the ladies to choose their gowns from the racks of dresses awaiting them. Al-though some modest styles were selected, all of the la-dies looked quite stunning.

Students from the newly formed ASCP group (see right) were very involved in planning the event details including decorations, music and favors.

And what prom would be complete without escorts? Male students from the Col-lege of Pharmacy volun-teered to escort the ladies into the dining room for their formal dinner. This was a wonderful opportunity for stu-dents and older adults to so-cialize and mingle…in true Paris style!

Pictured Above: The prom king and queen are residents of South Bay Manor. King (Leo Hofinger) and Queen (Virginia Pratt). Col-lege of Pharmacy students voted to select the king and queen based on the individuals "having the most fun".

Board of

Pharm aceut ical

Spec ialt ies

Cert if icat ion , 2008

The following University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy graduates were certified in the December 2008 exam. We would like to extend our congratulations and wish them continued success in their careers.

BCNSP (nutrition support pharmacotherapy) Ewa Dzwierzynski ‘96 BCOP (oncology pharmacy) Khaled Elsaid ‘02 BCPS (pharmacotherapy specialist) Ryan Attwood ‘07 Amber Castle ‘07 Monica Coulombe ‘05 Kim Deady ‘05 Jenana Halilovic ‘06 Christine Hannan ‘05 Christopher Paciullo ‘07 Patricia Powell ‘06 Alicia ZuWallack ‘00 BCPP (psychiatric pharmacotherapy) Chloe (Mako) Morgan ‘05


Third World Medic ine : Roos ters , Pla nta ins a nd Pharma cy : Del iver ing Hea lthcare in

Honduras (continued from Front Cover )

concrete structure resembling a well. A quick rinse off in the out-door shower stall was a welcomed reprieve lasting a mere twenty minutes before the dust and sweat came back for the rest of the day.

Tuesday I co-ran the laboratory testing everyone for anemia and older adults for diabetes. Hema-tocrits were read off of a slate after capillary tubes were spun in an old-fashioned centrifuge. The clinic doors were locked at noon for an hour so we could have lunch, de-brief from the morning, and dis-cuss plans for the rest of the day.

Our wonderful cooks gave us a meal consisting usually of some form of rice, beans, tortilla, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. Hand sanitizing gel served as the only barrier between my stom-ach and amebic dysentery. By the time we got back to our stations, patients were gathered in large groups around the registration table.

Wednesday I hiked with three other brigade members to Santa Cruz, an outlaying village called a casarilla. The hike was two hours long, very hot, and we started our day clinic the moment we got there. I ran a triage table with a medical student, collecting patient information and writing abbrevi-ated SOAP notes I passed to a resident that made the diagnosis. We brought as many vitamins, acetaminophen and hydrocorti-sone that we could carry with us. There were no tests we could or-der, no referrals we could offer, or follow up appointment we could make. All we had was a month’s supply of vitamins and acetamino-phen for someone who walked 4

hours on a dirt mountain road to receive healthcare. We returned and for Thursday and Friday I worked back in the pharmacy see-ing more patients.

Every afternoon and evening the children would play in our camp. They asked us for toys, soccer balls, pens and puzzles. They always looked on, intrigued and curious about whatever we were doing. During some little downtime, they approached me and I would joke with them, play La Camisa Negra by Juanes from my iTunes library and danced. The children laughed and were joyful. Our last evening of the week I went on a home visit with two other brigade members to spend time and have dinner with a local family. Our cooks packed us din-ner and we brought it in with us. After chatting with the family, we sat at the table and unpacked the food. We gave the kids some of our vegetables and beans. They ate as if never seeing food before. In the end, we gave up our dinner altogether.

Although I am back in the

URI pharmacy professor has patent pending

for pa in-free method of monitoring drug

levels in transplant pat ients

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is re-viewing a University of Rhode Island pharmacy professor’s proposal to use saliva as a non-invasive way to monitor concentrations of anti-rejection drugs in patients that undergo transplants. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Fatemeh Akhlaghi said saliva offers a pain-free way to measure levels of immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine, and mycophenolic acid, which are essential in prevent-ing organ rejection after transplanta-tion. She is also researching the use of saliva for monitoring the concen-tration of two other immunosuppres-sive drugs, tacrolimus and sirolimus. “Routine concentration measure-ment for these agents is essential for their efficacious and safe use. This

is currently done through blood tests that are usually administered twice a week in a clinic or hospital,” Akhlaghi said. “Our method uses saliva to measure these drug levels. Saliva tests are good for children and eld-erly. With the elderly, blood draws can be difficult because of the loss of muscle and connective tissue, making the veins less stable and more prone to bruising.” Frequent testing of medication levels in transplant patients is required for two reasons; if the concentration of an immunosuppressive agent is low, the patient risks rejection of the or-gan, and if the concentrations are high, the patient risks infections and toxicity. “We seek commercial partners to allow us to expand the clinical stud-ies, optimize the sample collection procedure and investigate the possi-bility of developing non-mass spec-trometry methods for this applica-tion,” Akhlaghi said.

Mass spectrometry is an instrumen-tal method for identifying the chemis-try of a substance through the sepa-ration of gaseous ions based on their differing mass and charge. Akhlaghi’s method is less compli-cated and less expensive. “This method is very effective for the drugs listed in my study,” Akhlaghi said. “And it’s not just because the method is less invasive. We actually came up with more precise meas-ures of the drugs’ effects. “Saliva allows non-invasive speci-men collection by the patient at home,” she added. “Patients can just put the sample in the mail.” Obtaining a sample would be as simple as spitting in a cup or taking a swab of the mouth, Akhlaghi said. “Because a transplant patient re-mains dependent on life-long ther-apy with a cocktail of immunosup-pressive agents, a non-invasive monitoring procedure is important. It’s all about improving the patient’s quality of life.”

United States, living comfortably and beginning to once again take for granted the luxuries of life we enjoy as Americans, my patients and the children are still in Hondu-ras, still hungry and still in need. Clinic duty was long and arduous yet we did make a difference. Nearly 563 patients were coun-seled at the pharmacy during our week in Guachipilincito. Our bonds were formed, our presence noted, and steps were taken toward the ultimate goal. Land was purchased to establish a permanent clinic in the town. I have to believe that we started to take away barriers to access, and insurance, and reim-bursement for services really don’t matter. But somewhere between las casarillas and dust, sitting in my makeshift clinic in rural Guachipilincito, I was reminded why I decided to become a phar-macist.

Support for this activity was pro-vided through proceeds from Seminar on the Links. This year the event will be held on September 14th.

SEEKING PARTNERS: Associate Professor of Pharmacy Fatemeh Akhlaghi is seeking commercial partners to help her team expand its research into use of saliva as a pain-free way to monitor concentrations of anti-rejection drugs in patients that undergo transplants.

Photo courtesy of Jeff Foley — American Heart Association.

Spring 2009

Gift Recognit ion—October 1 , 2 008 to March 31 , 2 009

The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy gratefully ac-knowledges the alumni, corpora-tions, faculty, foundations, friends, students and parents whose gifts have been received by the College between October 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009. Your continuing support allows us to educate and train the pharmacists, clinicians, pharmaceutical scientists and com-munity leaders of tomorrow.

Every effort has been made to en-sure the accuracy of the information below. In the event of an error or omission, please contact Rich Pop-ovic, Assistant Dean of Develop-ment at 401-874-9017 so that we may correct our records.

Lifetime Benefactors CVS/Caremark Corporation Mario Family Foundation Dr. Ernest Mario Omar Family Magnate Foundation Dr. Mostafa M Omar Thomas M & Cathy H Ryan Gifts $50,000 and above Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc Gifts $10,000-$49,999 Dr Brian K Dallaire Hoffmann La-Roche Robert L & Nancy Iacobucci Joyce Kaye Luzzi NACDS Foundation Edward M Rudnic & Elizabeth Gorman Rudnic Anthony J Solomon Walgreens

Gifts $5,000-$9,999 Timothy E Baker & Baker's Pharmacy of

Jamestown Joseph P Burghardt Scott A. Campbell & Ocean Pharmacy

Charlestown Contraf-Nicotex-Tobacco GmbH Douglas O & Kathleen O Fisher * Charles B & Joan H Frost Ronald P * & Karen W. Jordan Ocean Pharmacy Charlestown Inc Henrique T Pedro & Janice Violante Robert W & Janice L Pollock Brian P Russell Robert E & Arda Saute Gifts $1,000-$4,999 Albertson's Inc Carole J Amore John W Belviso Norman A * & Mary Campbell Lynn K Davis Dr & Mrs Paul J. Desjardins William E Dewhirst Louis T & Monica M. Difazio Susan McCooey Drady

Erica L * & Todd M Estus Fougera William J Golini John Grossomanides Dennis C & Louise Hillard Julie M Jones Roberta S King * E. Paul Larrat * & Amey Wilkinson Larrat Joan M Lausier * Pauline R Levasseur Rita M Marcoux * & James M Gutkowski Samuel J Montalto Jr. Lynn M Pezzullo Rhode Island Hospital Norman C Saute Michael A & Katherine E. Sipala Sherry J Soloff Edward J Staffa Peter J. Swenton Jr. & Irene Roditakis Unilever HPC Verdure Sciences Kristin A Vogell Gordon S Willcox Richard Allen Yacino Sr. John R & Cheryl Zevzavadjian Elena Zour & Francois Menard Gifts $500-$999 Stephen J Allen Dana H Anderson Richard E Angeli Sr. Joseph G Armstrong Barry J Cadden Mario & Veronica Casinelli Lisa M Conigliaro Cadden Lisa A Durland John C Fandetti III Amy R Fuller R Choudary Hanumara George H Kenson Richard H Krupski Lois Vars Mason & William B. Mason John J Mastrianni Richard V & Sharon Steiger Morgera Philippe H & Karen M. Morisseau Christopher V Riel Michael B Robinson Sara * & Stephen Rosenbaum Lionel R Savaria David E Silver Danny R Simard Patricia Lynn Verhulst Leonard R Worthen * Gifts $250-$499 Fatemeh Akhlaghi * & MR Jafari William L & Cynthia I Anderson Dugald J Brown Charles F Burns David W & Cheryl A Cabral Cecilia L Caldwell Cowen Services Company LLC Roy A Eckloff Jr. Anne L * & George M Hume Sungja Kang Rivka E Klaff Kerry L LaPlante * Deborah J Magiera Andrew W Marcoux Joyce O'Brien

Laurie A Onanian Alice A Oravetz Norma J Owens * Brian J Quilliam * Lisa M Rodriguez Michael L * & Jennifer A Simeone Jessica L Tavares Nancy J * & Mark J Tortolani F Randy & Jane K Vogenberg Donald M Watson Jessica Weintraub Henry A & Karen A Zompa Gifts below $250 James Abeshaus Laila Allen Victor J Allen Nicholas D Alteri Jr. Cynthia M Anderson Carl J Ashworth Gary F Avila Sylvia Bercovici Robert P Berman Michael T Berube Lori Ann Bilodeau Caitlin K Botelho Jeffrey P Bratberg * & Patricia Cavanagh Frank X Braun Marie-Claude Bugnet Bunker Hill Pharmacy Inc Dawn Butcher Kristen J Candon Paul H & Sharon Quirk Capuano Judith A Carroll Thomas J Carty Jr. Thomas M & Barbara J Chamberlain Maxine E Cohen Anthony A & Diane M Coniglio Gordon Paul Daglieri & Marcia Carrol Daglieri Peter R D'Agostino Nicolette Daniels Nancy L Davis Jeffrey A Del Ricci Jr Maurice P Depalo Arthur L DeSantis Stephen A. & Ann Marie Devine Amario Diorio Rebecca L Dobbs Jayne E Dodge Melanie Metzger Dougherty David M Dunn Joseph A & Debra A DuPrey John H Eddy Andrea C Eisley Philip T Fong Kenneth E Friedman Andrea C Girvan Barbara C Guentert Robert A Hathaway * Elena B Haveles Roderick B Henderson Susan Hersey Annette S Hockman Lisa M Hunt Donna M Isaac Elaine Soderlund Johnson Sarah G Kachur Patricia E Keith George A. Kenna & Nancy Costantino Kenna Brian G Kerr Donald S Kramer

Walter Joseph Krochmal William J Lambert Debra Ann Lawlor William JG & Audrey Lawton Douglas M Lehmann Fiona A Leo Mensah Laurie L Lincoln Christopher Lyman Steven A Mantel & Janet Schwartz Mantel Joseph Louis & Sonja A Masso Nancy J McCarey Shirley Pinder McKee Peter McMurray Patricia A McNulty Natalie A Mendham Larry Meyerson Lesley T Mifsud Baratz Andrew C Miller Donna L Miller Justina A Molzon Victoria K Moretti Dana R Morrill Cynthia L & Adam P Murphy Patricia Ryan Murray Joseph D Nasca Harold A Nelson Arnold M Olshan James V & Karen A O' Sullivan Helen R Palmer Richard E Palumbo Eugene Anthony Parker Normand A Pelissier John Jay Pelosi Maureen A Pelosi Susan M Petti Vincent T Piccirillo Edward J Popkin Shirley Freeman Putney & Edward J Putney William A & Lorraine Quirk Jennifer Reis Louis G Roy Janet C Russell Mark L Saible Mary McDonald Schmidt Ann M Schumacher Cosimo A Serio Pilar Seyrlehner Stephen T Sharkey Michael D & Audry E Sherry Joan Martha Shobrinsky David M Sironen Susan I Soldivieri Donald P Souza June Tyler Spink Karen J & Thomas W Stevens William J Summa Jr. Julie A Tessier Nicholas D Tessier Reverie Baranski Tiruchelvam Joseph Tkacheff Jr. Rita J Valentino Elizabeth M VanVeldhuisen Gary D & Ann Marie Viall Erin L Wilkes Hossein Zia * * Indicates a gift from member of the College’s faculty or staff (including emeritus faculty)


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Recognizing leaders

Above, first professional year student Amanda Wojtusik accepts her cord and is officially inducted as a PLS member.

On February 26, 2009, ten pro-fessional students and two fac-ulty and community members were recently inducted into Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmaceutical Leadership Society (PLS). The induction ceremony took place at Spain Restaurant thanks to a generous contributions from Rite Aid.

PLS promotes leadership within the pharmaceutical sciences by recognizing those who make a difference. Also, the goal is to foster an atmosphere of excel-lence to enhance the field as it approaches the future.

Congratulations to the 2009 Inductees

Thomas Bertha, Rebecca Davis, Nick Dorich, Nicole Gerosa, Justin Gregoire, Angelica Lupo, Clement Ng, Kayla Smith, Peter Terreri, Amanda Wojtusik, Dr. Kris-

tina Ward, Daniel Rowan

Students achieve high honor

Congratulations to the 2009 Inductees Andrew Benson, Cynthia Murray, Christine Barabas, Elise Leandro, Megan Luther, Sherry Manferdini, Mi-

chelle Krawczynski, Amanda Downing, Scott Johnson, Lena Guo, Audrey Gould, Craig Messer, Mark Trindade, Amanda Riddle, Anastasia Manchette, Yunkyung Lee,

Lauren Major, Jessica Lehmann

Above, second professional year students are in the process of being inducted into Rho Chi.

Every Spring semes-ter, students of the second professional year that rank in the top 20 percent of their class are inducted into the Rho Chi Honor Society.

Rho Chi’s vision is to instill a desire to pur-sue intellectual excel-lence and leadership ability to advance the profession.

State House meets

Face of Pharmacy

On April 23, 2009, professional students visited the Rhode Island State house for the “Face of Pharmacy” day. Booths were set up around the foyer to increase awareness about topics involving heart-burn, diabetes management, and immunization therapy. The goal was to promote the field of pharmacy to our legislators, making sure to keep attention focused on the profession and speak of the develop-ments that will be seen in the future.

KY, LKS walking for a cause

Above, sisters of LKS pose for a photograph while walking for Relay for Life.

On April 17, 2009, both Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) and Kappa Psi (KY) participated in Relay for Life as part of the American Cancer Society to raise money for research. In total, combining both groups’ efforts, over $5,000 was collected. Kappa Psi took the title of first place in fundraising, accumulating the most of any group.

The Student Newsletter of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Spring 2009 Edited by Andrew Cadorette

URI Rx Alumni Newsletter Spring 2009

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